Revised Literal Translation

Proverbs 27:23-27

23Be thou diligentיָדֹ֣עַya.Do.a'H3045to knowתֵּ֭דַעTe.da'H3045the stateפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of thy flocksצֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khaH6629, andlookשִׁ֥יתshitH7896wellלִ֝בְּךָ֗li.be.khaH3820to thy herdsלַעֲדָרִֽים׃la.'a.da.RimH5739.

24For richesחֹ֑סֶןCho.senH2633arenot for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769:and doth the crownנֵ֝֗זֶרNe.zerH5145endureto everyלְד֣וֹרle.DorH1755generationוָדֽוֹר׃ve.dorH1755?

25The hayחָ֭צִירCha.tzirH2682appearethגָּלָ֣הga.LahH1540,and the tender grassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877shewethוְנִרְאָה־ve.nir.'ah-H7200itself, and herbsעִשְּׂב֥וֹתi.se.VotH6212of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022are gatheredוְ֝נֶאֶסְפ֗וּve.ne.'es.FuH622.

26The lambsכְּבָשִׂ֥יםke.va.SimH3532arefor thy clothingלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830,and the goatsעַתּוּדִֽים׃'a.tu.DimH6260arethe priceוּמְחִ֥ירu.me.ChirH4242of the fieldשָׂ֝דֶ֗הSa.DehH7704.

27And thou shalt havegoats’עִזִּ֗ים'i.ZimH5795milkחֲלֵ֬בcha.LevH2461enoughוְדֵ֤י׀ve.DeiH1767for thy foodלְֽ֭לַחְמְךָLe.lach.me.khaH3899,for the foodלְלֶ֣חֶםle.Le.chemH3899of thy householdבֵּיתֶ֑ךָbei.Te.khaH1004, and forthe maintenanceוְ֝חַיִּ֗יםve.chai.YimH2416for thy maidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291.

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